Example sentences of "first and [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where it is necessary to express a proviso to a rule or term , lawyers often use the expression " provided always that " ; however , the proviso can be expressed in more straightforward language by using a word such as " except " or by reversing the provision , putting the proviso first and using the word " unless " . |
| 2 | It was to him first and last a land full of Heroes . |
| 3 | Hailey was first and last an administrator , and he intended by his vision of the African future no disrespect to the administrator or diminution of his status . |
| 4 | The trouble with you , my friend , Coffin thought , looking at him , is that you make up your mind first and get the evidence afterwards . |
| 5 | ‘ Everybody 's saying our game against Spain next month is the big one but we 've got to win this one first and get the job done . ’ |
| 6 | It pays to be cautious at first and increase the groundbait amount if things go well . |
| 7 | Think of yourself first and damn the rest . |
| 8 | Mark Hateley scored the first and made the second for the prolific Ally McCoist to deliver the riches of the Champions ' League into the already bulging coffers of the Glasgow club . |
| 9 | Yet they reject the first and welcome the second . |
| 10 | ‘ We hope that this year they will once again put the eggs first and bring a smile to the face of a child less fortunate . ’ |
| 11 | He took off first and circled the field , testing the controls . |
| 12 | I was taught to do it in first and use the accelerator . |
| 13 | Long Valley Lad ( 9.15 ) looks good enough for the first and Kick The Ball ( 9.45 ) has a perfect Trap 6 draw . |
| 14 | ‘ I was brought up in Nigeria , ’ he explained to the court , ‘ and when the consequences of the drought became obvious I decided to put the national interest first and perform the n'dula , a naked rain dance , on the village green . |
| 15 | Finally Matchsticks ducked through first and pulled the woman in , screaming , by her hair . |
| 16 | ‘ I bought the suite first and decorated the room around the colours of the fabric , using pinks and blues , ’ explains Geoff . |
| 17 | He also denies that on the Saturday night , while posing as a taxi driver , he attacked girls aged 18 and 22 , attempted to rape the first and raped the second . |
| 18 | In a tight match at Christleton visitors Oakmere batted first and set a total of 165 for five , Paul Matthews 66 . |
| 19 | I 'll have to go up our Sam 's first and whinge a bit of money out of her . |
| 20 | It shows what we 've been saying for a long time , how fragile the markets in this recycling are , and I still stick to what I 've thought all along , that marketing comes first and making the product comes second . |
| 21 | There is little to say about this except that if living alone is a new experience for you you will tend to buy too much at first and waste a lot unless you cook and freeze . |